Wilmington, NC News

Wilmington Fire Dept. seeking more diversity

The Wilmington Fire Department is looking to diversity it’s workforce. Many fire departments throughout the country struggle with recruiting minorities and females, and the Wilmington Fire Department is no exception. Despite a roughly 50 percent female population and a 21 percent black population in the Wilmington metropolitan area, only around 10 percent of the WFD is made up of females and minorities. Captain Darone McDowell, a 25 year veteran of the department, leads a Diversity…

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